CA1308946C - Appareil d'injection de faisceaux lumineux a modes differents dans desfibres optiques - Google Patents

Appareil d'injection de faisceaux lumineux a modes differents dans desfibres optiques

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CA1308946C
CA1308946C CA000565936A CA565936A CA1308946C CA 1308946 C CA1308946 C CA 1308946C CA 000565936 A CA000565936 A CA 000565936A CA 565936 A CA565936 A CA 565936A CA 1308946 C CA1308946 C CA 1308946C
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light guide
beams
light
receiving
mode groups
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Robert H. Buckley
James L. Gundersen
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B10/00—Transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio-waves, e.g. infrared, visible or ultraviolet light, or employing corpuscular radiation, e.g. quantum communication
    • H04B10/25—Arrangements specific to fibre transmission
    • H04B10/2581—Multimode transmission
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/28—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals
    • G02B6/2804—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers
    • G02B6/2817—Optical coupling means having data bus means, i.e. plural waveguides interconnected and providing an inherently bidirectional system by mixing and splitting signals forming multipart couplers without wavelength selective elements, e.g. "T" couplers, star couplers using reflective elements to split or combine optical signals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4249—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details comprising arrays of active devices and fibres
    • G02B6/425—Optical features

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Mechanical Light Control Or Optical Switches (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
CA000565936A 1987-05-05 1988-05-04 Appareil d'injection de faisceaux lumineux a modes differents dans desfibres optiques Expired - Fee Related CA1308946C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/046,805 US4770485A (en) 1987-05-05 1987-05-05 Apparatus to launch separated mode groups into optical fibers
US46,805 1987-05-05

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CA1308946C true CA1308946C (fr) 1992-10-20

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US (1) US4770485A (fr)
EP (1) EP0313652A1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH0612380B2 (fr)
AU (1) AU595125B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1308946C (fr)
IL (1) IL86069A (fr)
WO (1) WO1988009518A1 (fr)

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IL86069A (en) 1991-07-18
IL86069A0 (en) 1988-09-30
AU1992588A (en) 1988-12-21
WO1988009518A1 (fr) 1988-12-01
EP0313652A1 (fr) 1989-05-03
JPH01503575A (ja) 1989-11-30
AU595125B2 (en) 1990-03-22
JPH0612380B2 (ja) 1994-02-16
US4770485A (en) 1988-09-13

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